Sadly, the opinion of the average voting American really didn't enter into this. This was led by corporate American starting with the younger generation of the Walton family who wanted the increased profit margin from the lower Chinese manufacturing costs - not that the consumer got much of that benefit.


"If American democracy ceases to move forward as a living force, seeking day and night by peaceful means to better the lot of our citizens, fascism will grow in strength in our land." - Franklin D Roosevelt, Nov 4, 1938.